A MILE END TALE
68 min, Documentaire, Québec, Canada, 2013Directed byJean-François Lesage
Produced byJean-François Lesage
LanguagesFrench/English
A night walk in the Mile End neighborhood of Montreal, reflecting on disillusioned love.
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Synopsis
When human souls break up, they seem irreconcilable. Is there an antidote for heartbreak? Wandering through his neighbourhood after dusk, a young man, searching for answers, inspires friends and strangers to open their hearts to him. Encounters, confessions, slips: the autumn night sheds inhibitions.
Credits
Direction of photography :
Editing : Mathieu Bouchard-Malo, Ariane Pétel-Despots
Online Editing : Sylvain Cossette, Mauricio Salas
Sound Design : Alexis Pilon-Gladu
Sound Recording : Jean-François Lesage
Music : Meta Gruau
Sound Mixing : Bruno Bélanger
Production : Jean-François Lesage
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Jean-François Lesage
After studying law, Jean-François Lesage became a television journalist in Western Canada, then moved to Beijing, where he shot his first film, Sweet Nights Sour Nights. Since returning to Quebec, he has directed A Mile End Tale, as well as The Hidden River and A Summer Love, both of which won awards at the RIDM. In 2020, his feature Prayer for a Lost Mitten won Best Canadian Documentary at Hot Docs.
Filmography
AMONG MOUNTAINSAND STREAMS, 98 min, Documentary, 2024
PRAYOR FOR A LOST MITTEN, 79 min, Documentary, 2021
THE HIDDEN RIVER, 75min, Documentary, 2017
A SUMMER LOVE, 62 min, Documentary, 2015
A MILE END TALE, 68 min, Documentary, 2013
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF THE LITTLE FISH ARE HAPPY?, 100 min, Documentary, 2009
SWEET NIGHTS SOUR NIGHTS, 52 min, Documentary, 2004